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Give to UCSFUCSF Medical Center has been ranked among the country’s best hospitals in adult care in U.S. News & World Report’s prestigious Best Hospitals survey.
Scientists have identified the biomarkers in progressive supranuclear palsy, a type of frontotemporal dementia, the most common dementia affecting people under 60.
Deep rest is best achieved in prolonged practices that relax the body and quiet the mind. But you can also combat stress within seconds by activating your parasympathetic nervous system. Here are a few approaches to making this biological shift quickly.
Perpetual stress runs us down. But a truly restorative state that alters our bodies at the cellular level can counter this deterioration.
Diabetes distress, the fears, worries and burdens associated with living with and managing diabetes, affects up to 75% of adults with Type 1 diabetes. The most effective way to reduce diabetes and improve glucose control is to focus on managing the emotional strain of living with the condition.
Traumatic brain injuries for people over age 65 can raise their risk for dementia, Parkinson's, cardiovascular and psych disease. Contrary to earlier research, the study found that healthy, wealthy white women are at higher risk.
While many have shifted to smoking instead of injecting fentanyl, researchers found that there is an increased risk of overdose death from the drug residue accumulated in smoking equipment.
Innovations in perinatal care, gender affirming-care and improving pregnancy outcomes for women with fibroids are among the topics UCSF clinicians will discuss at the American College of Obstetricians
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive in-office procedure. Brief magnetic pulses to the brain induces electrical currents that stimulate nerve cells in specific areas of the brain, providing symptom relief for patients with depression and OCD.
People with depression have higher body temperatures, suggesting there could be a mental health benefit to lowering the temperatures of those with depression.
A little-studied steroid that serves as a building block for hormones like estrogen and testosterone has been shown to enhance learning and memory in a new study by researchers at UC San Francisco.
The saying “Todo tiene solución, menos la muerte” (“Everything has a solution, except death”) was instilled in every fiber of my being by my courageous parents.
UCSF’s industry archives expose the marketing tactics that fueled the opioid epidemic.
Thirty-two UCSF scientists are among the most influential individuals in their respective fields, according to the most recent analysis of research citations by the science and intellectual property company, Clarivate.
Researchers offer a theory for why many people experience headaches as soon as 30 minutes after drinking red wine.
New research shows that in the U.S., the longevity gap between women and men has been widening for more than a decade, with women outliving men by an average of six years.
UCSF researchers developed a new neighborhood-based model of care that brings medicine to people immediately after being diagnosed with hepatitis C.
UCSF experts to discuss amyloid therapies and dementia research at CTAD conference, addressing equity, novel treatments, and innovative studies.